{"id":6152,"date":"2016-02-27T14:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T07:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-fridge-is-60-years-old-the-appliances-that-just-go-on-and-on\/"},"modified":"2016-02-27T14:11:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T07:11:21","slug":"my-fridge-is-60-years-old-the-appliances-that-just-go-on-and-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-fridge-is-60-years-old-the-appliances-that-just-go-on-and-on\/","title":{"rendered":"'My fridge is 60 years old' \u2013 the appliances that just go on and on"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n A 38-year-old microwave and 45-year-old Moulinex mixer are just some of the household treasures we have found that refuse to give up the ghostWe\u2019re told we live in a throwaway society with disposable goods that appear to have been designed to head for landfill within a couple of years. But judging by the bumper postbag from Guardian Money readers following last week\u2019s feature by Leah Milner on long-lasting appliances, you treasure your old cookers, fridges and mixers. Manufacturer warranties typically guarantee goods for just one or two years, but your stories show that goods can last decades without breaking down. That said, your letters also highlight just how expensive domestic appliances were in the 1960s and 1970s \u2013 \u00a31,300 for a microwave, anyone? Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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A 38-year-old microwave and 45-year-old Moulinex mixer are just some of the household treasures we...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-1Be","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34272,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/vietnam-property-awards-adds-malloca-as-2017-co-sponsor\/","url_meta":{"origin":6152,"position":0},"title":"Vietnam Property Awards adds Malloca as 2017 co-sponsor","date":"November 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The HCMC-based firm aims to increase brand awareness for its 2017 product line The Vietnam Property Awards 2017 programme has welcomed\u00a0Malloca, a premium kitchen appliance manufacturer, as event co-sponsor. 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